Thursday, June 21, 2012

Seeking an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult

From The Washington Times' Jean Winegardner.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- I have
Asperger's syndrome. After years of hearing that parents were often
diagnosed on the autism spectrum after their children were and reading
accounts of autism that applied to me as much as they did to my
autistic son, I finally chose to pursue and get an Asperger's diagnosis
for myself this year.
As an adult who does not require services and who is pretty
effectively indistinguishable from typical adults, some might wonder
why I felt the need to get an official diagnosis. After all, such a
thing requires a substantial investment of time, money and mental
energy. Why bother?